# CVE-2010-1879: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious media file with crafted compression data.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Jun 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9vxq-x797-gr8g

## What is CVE-2010-1879?

CVE-2010-1879 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in Quartz.dll for DirectShow; Windows Media Format Runtime 9, 9.5, and 11; Media Encoder 9; and the Asycfilt.dll COM component allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a media file with crafted compression data, aka "Media Decompression Vulnerability."

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1879?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Microsoft Directx, Microsoft Windows Media Encoder, Microsoft Windows Media Format Runtime.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-1879?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1879 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-1879 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1537/): Microsoft DirectX NULL Byte Overwrite (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2012-1537](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1537/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2010-1880](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1880/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1538/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2009-1539](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1539/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-1879 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-1879 is a critical code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jun 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1879 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1879/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-1879/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-1879
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-1879
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-1879

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